University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida

Author: Nathan Holic

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738567686

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The University of Central Florida has stood at the edges of Orlando for 40 years, a major institution of research, culture, education, and professional development stitched into the fabric of one of the nation's most dynamic and influential metropolitan areas. Conceived in 1963, at the height of America's fascination with the space program and less than an hour from Florida's Space Coast, the school began as Florida Technological University, a vast and remote tract of wild palmettos and swampland that held the promise of a cutting-edge "Space University." But 1963 was the same year that Walt Disney made his fateful fly over Central Florida and chose the location for Walt Disney World, a decision that would ultimately transform the entire region. Florida Tech found itself growing along with the surrounding community in size, prominence, and power into a diverse institution that no one in those early years could have envisioned. Renamed the University of Central Florida in 1979 to better reflect its broad curriculum and its strong marriage with the region, the school has blossomed into the prototype for the modern metropolitan university.

The University of Central Florida Through Time
The University of Central Florida Through Time

Author: Kate Cumiskey

Publisher: America Through Time

Published: 2015-09-24

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781625450852

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The University of Central Florida, founded just fifty years ago as Florida Technological University, is one of the fastest growing universities in the nation and is currently the United States, second largest. With over 60,000 students from all fifty states and over one hundred nations, it brings a diverse student body to the Central Florida area. While the main campus is in Orlando, there are nine satellite campuses in surrounding areas, making UCF easily accessible for students. The main campus--formerly citrus groves and pine scrub--honors the Florida ecology and lifestyle with 600 acres of lakes, woods, and a lovely arboretum. While campus is a-hum with students and faculty year-round, it is easy to find a quiet bench in a shady area to meditate, study, or simply enjoy the flora and fauna. The buildings are modern, academic and research opportunities prolific, and tuition is competitively affordable. "UCF Stands for Opportunity" is the motto, here, and it is reflected in the ever-changing landscape of twelve colleges rigorously preparing students for the future.

Positive Psychology on the College Campus
Positive Psychology on the College Campus

Author: John C. Wade

Publisher: Positive Psychology

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0199892725

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"Positive Psychology on the College Campus provides innovative strategies that can be employed with students to enhance their personal development and educational experience. A wide range of areas is covered, making it a must-have book for all those who work with college students"--

Estuarine Ecology
Estuarine Ecology

Author: John W. Day, Jr.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-11-19

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 0471755672

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Estuaries are among the most biologically productive ecosystems on the planet--critical to the life cycles of fish, other aquatic animals, and the creatures which feed on them. Estuarine Ecology, Second Edition, covers the physical and chemical aspects of estuaries, the biology and ecology of key organisms, the flow of organic matter through estuaries, and human interactions, such as the environmental impact of fisheries on estuaries and the effects of global climate change on these important ecosystems. Authored by a team of world experts from the estuarine science community, this long-awaited, full-color edition includes new chapters covering phytoplankton, seagrasses, coastal marshes, mangroves, benthic algae, Integrated Coastal Zone Management techniques, and the effects of global climate change. It also features an entriely new section on estuarine ecosystem processes, trophic webs, ecosystem metabolism, and the interactions between estuaries and other ecosystems such as wetlands and marshes

The World of Downton Abbey
The World of Downton Abbey

Author: Jessica Fellowes

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2011-12-06

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1250016207

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A perfect gift for Downton Abbey fans, this book presents a lavish look at the real world--both the secret history and the behind-the-scenes drama--of the spellbinding Emmy Award-winning Masterpiece TV series that's now a feature film. April 1912. The sun is rising behind Downton Abbey, a great and splendid house in a great and splendid park. So secure does it appear that it seems as if the way it represents will last for another thousand years. It won't. Millions of American viewers were enthralled by the world of Downton Abbey, the mesmerizing TV drama of the aristocratic Crawley family--and their servants--on the verge of dramatic change. On the eve of Season 2 of the TV presentation, this gorgeous book--illustrated with sketches and research from the production team, as well as on-set photographs from both seasons--takes us even deeper into that world, with fresh insights into the story and characters as well as the social history.

The Devil's Highway
The Devil's Highway

Author: Luis Alberto Urrea

Publisher: Back Bay Books

Published: 2008-11-16

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 031604928X

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This important book from a Pulitzer Prize finalist follows the brutal journey a group of men take to cross the Mexican border: "the single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of U.S. border policy" (The Atlantic). In May 2001, a group of men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, through the deadliest region of the continent, the "Devil's Highway." Three years later, Luis Alberto Urrea wrote about what happened to them. The result was a national bestseller, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a "book of the year" in multiple newspapers, and a work proclaimed as a modern American classic.

University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Introduces The University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando. Offers a list of faculty home pages. Provides information about student activities and organisations. Offers details about UCF, departments, divisions, curricula, internet resources available at UCF.